Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Aisha is certain Vadim is getting fired because the company is letting go of the newest programmer, and Vadim is a programmer there.
Conclusion: Vadim is the employee who will be laid off.
Reasoning: The firm has decided to lay off one programmer and strictly adheres to a policy of firing the most recently hired person in that department.
Analysis: This is a Sufficient Assumption question, so we are looking for the missing link that makes the conclusion 100% certain. We know a programmer is being let go based on seniority (last in, first out). We are told Vadim is a programmer, but we don't know his seniority level relative to the others. To guarantee he is the one leaving, we must assume that Vadim is indeed the most recently hired programmer at the firm. Without this link, the conclusion is just a guess; with it, the logic is airtight.
Conclusion: Vadim is the employee who will be laid off.
Reasoning: The firm has decided to lay off one programmer and strictly adheres to a policy of firing the most recently hired person in that department.
Analysis: This is a Sufficient Assumption question, so we are looking for the missing link that makes the conclusion 100% certain. We know a programmer is being let go based on seniority (last in, first out). We are told Vadim is a programmer, but we don't know his seniority level relative to the others. To guarantee he is the one leaving, we must assume that Vadim is indeed the most recently hired programmer at the firm. Without this link, the conclusion is just a guess; with it, the logic is airtight.
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Unlock Full Passage1.Aisha's conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
C
If Vadim is the most recently hired programmer, then given the policy and the decision to lay off a programmer, it necessarily follows that Vadim will be laid off.
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